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The mother of Shannon Matthews has been charged in connection with the nine-year-old’s disappearance.
Karen Matthews, 32, faces charges of child neglect and perverting the course of justice.
Shannon vanished on 19 February and was found 24 days later after one of the largest missing person hunt’s West Yorkshire Police had ever conducted.
Ms Matthews will appear before Dewsbury magistrates on Wednesday.
Michael Donovan, 39, of is accused of abducting Shannon.
He faces charges of kidnap and false imprisonment and a provisional trial date has been set for 11 November.
Optimum Population Trust